Islamic University of Technology

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Islamic University of Technology
Established: 27 March 1981
Opened: 14 July 1988
Type: International
Chancellor: Secretary General of OIC
Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fazli Ilahi
Staff: 201
Undergraduates: 890
Postgraduates: 150
Location: Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus: Urban, 30 acres
Website: http://www.iutoic-dhaka.edu

Islamic University of Technology or IUT (Bengali: ইসলামিক ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ টেকনোলজি) is an internationally recognized educational and research institution in Bangladesh. It is held as a top-ranked technological university in Bangladesh. Main objective of IUT is to contribute in developing the human resources of the member states of the OIC, particularly in different fields of Engineering, Technology and Technical Education. IUT receives direct endowment from OIC member countries and offers scholarships to its students in the form of free tuition, boarding, lodging and medicare. Graduates of this university are well-known for their technical acumen, depth of knowledge and excellent communication skills. They are upholding the ever-shining image of IUT with ultimate dedication in several sectors of different parts of the world.

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[edit] Objective

The main objective of the University is to help generally in human resources development in the Member States of the OIC in the fields of engineering, technology, technical and vocational education, and in particular to:[1]

  1. Provide instruction in technology, science and engineering, technical and vocational education and in such branches of learning connected with the above fields as per requirement of the Member States and as approved by the Conference, and in particular, train engineers, instructors, technicians and tradesmen in technologies and trades needed in the Member States and to upgrade the mid level and lower level manpower to international standards.
  2. Conduct, promote and guide research in industrial and technological fields and in technical and vocational education to the benefits of the Member States of the OIC.
  3. Hold examinations and grant and confer certificates, degrees and diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who have pursued courses of study provided by the University and have passed the examinations of the University under such conditions as may be prescribed by the academic rules and regulations of the University.
  4. May confer other academic distinctions on persons of high eminence of the Member States with the approval of the Joint General Assembly on the recommendation of the Board.
  5. Promote technical cooperation, exchange technical know-how and disseminate basic information in the field of human resource development through short and special courses, seminars, workshops and publications.
  6. Ensure coordination between the objective of the University with other national and regional institutions of the Islamic Countries as well as with international institutions.
  7. Undertake advisory and consultancy services for Government, International Bodies and Foundations or allied organizations.
  8. Participate in the meetings of commissions and committees established by the Conference with appropriate background and technical papers.
  9. Cooperate and collaborate with the General Secretariat, and with other subsidiary and affiliated organs of the Conference.

[edit] Location and Climate

Five Fundamentals Gate
Five Fundamentals Gate

IUT is located at Board Bazar, Gazipur, about 30 km north of Dhaka (Latitude=23'43`N, Longitude=90'25`E), the capital of Bangladesh[2]. In this region of Bangladesh there are three well defined seasons in a year namely Winter (November - February), Summer (March - May) and Monsoon or Rainy season (June - September). Here, temperature ranges from a minimum of about 10 degree Celsius in the Winter to an average of 32 degree Celsius in the Summer. Average yearly rainfall is 225 cm. Relative humidity varies from 30% in the Winter to over 90% in the Rainy season. For clothing lightweight woolen materials for the Winter and cotton or lightweight tropical materials for the Summer are used.

[edit] History

Main article: History of Islamic University of Technology

Islamic University of Technology was first known as Islamic Center for Technical and Vocational Training (ICTVTR). It was the time of its birth in the year 1978. The 9th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) held in Dakar,Republic of Senegal on 24-28 April 1978. The establishment of IUT in Dhaka, Bangladesh was then approved by the then foreign ministers. All the members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) agreed to cooperate for the implementation of the project.

The implementation of the infrastructure commenced with the holding of the first meeting of the Board of Governors in June, 1979. Foundation stone of ICTVTR was laid by the late President Ziaur Rahman of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh on March 27, 1981 in the presence of Yasir Arafat, the then chairman of the PLO, and Habib Chatty, the then Secretary General of OIC. ICTVTR was formally inaugurated by Hossain Mohammad Ershad, the then president of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh on July 14, 1988.

The 22nd ICFM held in Casablanca, Morocco on 10-11 December 1994 renamed the ICTVTR as Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT). IIT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 21 September 1995. The 28th ICFM held in Bamako, Republic of Mali on 25-29 June 2001 commended the efforts of IIT and decided to rename the IIT as Islamic University of Technology (IUT). IUT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on November 29, 2001.

The University has advanced much in a short time and still infrastructure is going on by availing the financing under loan from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) with guarantee provided by the Government of Bangladesh. University started offering long regular courses from December 1986 and completed 19 academic years till 2005. The 19th Convocation was held at the IUT auditorium on 27 September 2005. Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

[edit] Organization

[edit] Departments

IUT has four departments. Among them three are engineering related while the other is like associated studies. The departments are:

[edit] Administrative structure

The main administrative structure is as like:

Joint General Assembly 
The Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs consisting of all member states of the OIC acts as the Joint General Assembly of the subsidiary organs including IUT. This assembly acts as the General Assembly of the University. It determine general policy and provides general guidance to the university. It also examines the activities of the university nd submit recommendations to the ICFM. Internal rules and regilations which governs the internal activities of the university are shaped as per the decisins of this assembly. It elects the members of the governing body and examines the whole budget for a year. Finance Control Organ of the university audit the financial possessions of the university and submit it to this assembly. Then it is submitted to the ICFM from here.
Governing Board 
It is composed of nine members including a member from the host country who are selected by the Joint General Assembly. Members are selected as per geographical distribution and importance of the countries and people. The Secretary General of OIC or his representative and the Vice Chancellor of the university become members of this board by their status. They are included as ex-officio members. This noard focuses on the precission activities and programmes of IUT and send recommendations to Joint General Assembly. This is the body that consults about the promoting measures of IUT with General Secretariat and it also approves the final curricula of training and research programmes. One of it's prime jobs is to grant degrees, diplomas and certificates as per academic regulations.
Executive Committee 
This is an organ of Governing Board and is empowered to deal, between meetings of the board, with any matter that may be referred to it by the Vice-Chancellor or that may be delegated by the board. All interim actions of this committee are reported to the Governing Board. Esecutive Committee of the board cosists of the secretary of Ministry of Labour and Employment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh as the Chairman, heads of the diplomatic missions of the member states of OIC in Bangladesh (to be nominated by the Governing Board) and the Vice Chancellor of IUT as general member.
Academic Council 
Subject to other provisions this council advises the Governing Board on all academic matters. It makes proper conduct of teaching, training and examinations and distribute the award of fellowship, scholarship, medal and prizes.

Some statutory committees are formed to ensure management of programmes and activities in the relevant and related fields. These committees are like: Administrative Advisory Committee, Departmental Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Finance Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Research Committee, Selection Committee, Students' Welfare Committee, Syllabus Committee etc.

[edit] Admission

Undergraduate 
Admission system of IUT is quite different from other universities of Bangladesh for BSc. and HDEE programs. In Bangladesh all the public universities take enrollment exam to select the students. But IUT authority selects the students as per their results in Secondary and Higher-secondary level and a placement test is also held to determine the position of the students against their choice which they had given as a choice at the admission form . Students only need to fill up a form and submit that to the ministry of manpower and employment of their respected countries. They can collect the form from IUT office or from the ministry as well. It is also available in Internet. IUT was establiched to support students of all the countries of OIC. So it takes students from the respective governments. However, most of the students are Bangladeshis.
Postgraduate 
IUT provides masters course for the students. Students need to appear in separate tests to be admitted in the masters course. Research facilities for the students of masters course are available here.

[edit] Academics

English, Arabic and French are the official languages of the University for all academic and admission purposes.

Undergraduate education 
Postgraduate education 
Research and related sponsors 

[edit] Courses

IUT Campus
North hall
North hall
Minar adjacent to the mosque
Minar adjacent to the mosque
Lake of IUT
Lake of IUT
The name, IUT
The name, IUT
Front view of IUT halls and student center
Front view of IUT halls and student center
A cake depicting the map of IUT, designed by the outgoing students for the juniors.
A cake depicting the map of IUT, designed by the outgoing students for the juniors.

[edit] Instructor Training Programmes

  1. Master of Science in Technical Education (M.Sc. TE)
  2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Technical Education (PGDTE)
  3. Bachelor of Science in Technical Education (B.Sc. TE)
  4. Diploma in Technical Education (DTE)

[edit] Engineering and Technology Programmes

  1. Postgraduate Courses :-
    1. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
    2. Master of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    3. Master of Mechanical Engineering
    4. Master of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    5. Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology
    6. Master of Science in Computer Science and Applications
    7. Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
    8. Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    9. Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology
    10. Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science and Applications
  2. Four Year Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc. CIT)
  3. Four Year Bachelor of Science in
    1. Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BSc. Engg. EEE)
    2. Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc. Engg. ME)
  4. Higher Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (HDEE)
  5. Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (HDME)
  6. Higher Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology (HDCIT)

[edit] Laboratories and Workshops

[edit] Mechanical and Chemical Engineering

  1. Thermodynamics
  2. Internal combustion engines
  3. Heat Transfer
  4. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
  5. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  6. Metrology
  7. Drawing and Design
  8. Machine shop with NC and CNC Machine tools
  9. Fitting
  10. Fabrication and Welding
  11. Foundry
  12. Computer Aided Design
  13. Applied Mechanics and Design
  14. Mechanical Control and Instrumentation
  15. Automotive Workshops
  16. Energy Technology
  17. Chemistry
  18. Physics

[edit] Electrical and Electronic Engineering

[edit] Computer Science and Information Technology

  1. Micro Computers
  2. Networking (Novell, Linux, Windows XP, AIX, SCO, UNIX)
  3. Multimedia
  4. Microprocessors and Computer Hardware
  5. Software Engineering
  6. Internet and Web development

[edit] Instructor Training and General Studies

  1. Language
  2. Audio-Visual
  3. Photographic Film Processing

[edit] Others

  1. Centres viz.
  2. Computer Centre
  3. Energy and Environment Centre

[edit] Computer Center

There is a Computer Centre in the 1st floor of the academic building. It maintains e-mail account for every student and faculty member of IUT. It is equipped with the following facilities :

A campus wide network with Novell Netware 5.1 and Unix Ware 2 has been installed connecting computers in the centre and other computers in departments, Library and Offices of the University. Online Internet facilities are also available for the students, staffs and teachers.

[edit] Library and Documentation Center

Main article: IUT Library and Documentation Center

The students spend a lot of their time at IUT Library and Documentation Centre. It is located in the first floor of the Library/Cafeteria Building overlooking a lake both on the eastern and western sides. The library has a present floor area of 1300 sq. meter with a shelf space of 52,000 books. The library is divided into two sections, General and Research/Reference. To conduct the IUT Library service, a customized software was developed and installed earlier in the IUT Library. But recently the CIT (Computer Science and Information Technology) department developed a new software for library management which is accessible through both computers and cell phones. Also the data of projects/thesis/dissertations have been incorporated in the said software. Now the faculty members and the students may search their desired books/dissertation from OPAC (on-line Public Access Catalogue). Local Area Network (LAN) also established in the IUT Campus. At present there are 26200 books on engineering, technical and vocational subjects. 20 technical journals are being subscribed from abroad annually. It is an open shelf library. Books are issued to the students and staff for home use. It is open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm on all working days. Library is also open on one weekend between 2-00 pm. to 10 pm.

[edit] Campus

[edit] Academic Buildings

There is a five storey academic building just beside the building of Library and Cafeteria. Besides that some part of the North Hall is used for academic purposes. A new 5-storeied academy building is being constructed beside the North Hall.

[edit] Halls of residence

Each student of IUT gets a seat alloted to him in the halls of residence. Separate dorms known as hall accommodation is available inside the IUT campus. Though it is not really mandatory to reside in the campus, most of the students do so. A total of 240 rooms are provided in two Halls of Residence (North Hall and South Hall) with three blocks each: East Block, Middle Block and West Block. Each room has provision for accommodating a maximum of 3 to 4 students. Each student is provided with basic living ingredients from the authority without any cost. It is compulsory for IUT students to reside in-campus which helps regular and attentive devotion to studies. Modern and comfortable hall accommodation is available inside the IUT campus. A total of 240 rooms are spread in three blocks. East Block, Middle Block, and West Block of each of the two Halls of Residence. Each room is provided with bed, mattress, pillow, quilt, reading table, bookshelf and cupboard. Bed linen is also provided along with laundry facilities. After the construction of the second Hall of Residence with a loan from Islamic Development Bank the toatl residential capacity has been raised.

[edit] Civic amenities

South hall cafeteria
South hall cafeteria

IUT has two self-service cafeterias (Central and North) where the students are required to take normal meals and breakfast. This University provides the students with continental breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner within about US $ 50 per month per student. The students are now being exempted from paying this cost. However, they may be required to pay the cost partly, if not in full, to account for any shortage in the contribution by the Member States. The Cafeteria is managed by the Cafeteria Committee represented by staff as well as students.

The student's center of IUT is in front of the South hall and is visible from the main gate. Recreational arrangements are available there. The student's center is arranged by a TV room, an indoor Basketball ground, Table Tennis court and Carrom board. Daily newspapers are supplied on a regular basis. Arrangements for games and sports are usually in accordance to the preferences of the students of the member countries of OIC. This includes Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Carrom.

[edit] Auditorium

IUT has a fully air-conditioned multi-purpose auditorium on its campus. It is provided with a stage and film-projection facilities. The interior is beautiful decorated and there are seating arrangements for about 600 people. The degree/diploma awarding convocation ceremony, seminers, cultural functions and examinations are held in the auditorium. It is also provided with a green room, special guest room, conference room and balconies two of which form the banks of the adjacent water pool. The auditorium is capable for arranging seats for all the students and faculty members of IUT. All the exams held in the auditorium in two shifts.

[edit] Student activities

Students participate in different co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Most prominent of these are outdoor games and cultural fests. Also some digital productions are produced in the name of IUT Production House.

[edit] Alumni

Main article: IUT Alumni Association

IUT Alumni Association is much more a young organization but looking forward to rise eventually It was formed in the year 2006 in an inaugural ceremony held in IUT Auditorium.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Organization of the Islamic Conference: Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York - OICUN
  2. ^ IUT Calendar 2004/05 - Islamic University of Technology (OIC); Published by the Department of Research, Extension, Advisory services and Publication (REASP); part: Location and Climate.

[edit] See also

Organization of the Islamic Conference

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 23°43′00″N, 90°25′00″E